mike schm: Dear Host,Please, in the future, set a limit on the number of entries allowed. 165 photos is WAY too hard to evaluate and vote fairly on. There are some excellent pictures submitted in this challenge and it's a great topic for a challenge. However, as I started out trying to review and vote on each entry, I was overwhelmed. I'm sorry to all of the participants, and I wish you all good and fair results.

Mike

There are to many entries in this challenge. I vote often, but not this time.I would think 60 -70 entries per challenge is enough.

This is an awesome HDR. It looks so natural and not extreme. If you don't mind explaining your process, I would greatly appreciate the tips like for example did you start off with several different exposures and if what software? Always looking to learn.

Midwest: Two people actually gave this photo ONE HALF STAR? And three others gave it just one star? This is why I gave up these 'challenges', the voting is a joke and too many entrants sandbag the competition. They should call it the "DPReview Pearls Before Swine Photo Challenges".

Gorgeous photo - no mature adult could give this 1/2 or 1 star. I'm glad you won despite these juvenile voters.

This photo, as most of the other entries, does not meet the theme of this challenge. Reading comprehension appears to be a weak point of entrants and voters alike.

Leandros S: I'm going to boycoot this one as my personal favourites aren't here, and it feels a bit stupid being only allowed to vote for what the DPR team have deigned permissible. Condescending, too.

What favourities? You have never voted in any Challenge! You certainly are not a contributing member to the challenge community of DPR.

pleytime: I hesitate to enter an image because I fear that entries might be made into actual puzzles and sold. If so, do entrants receive any compensation?

I am simply interested in your ratio. For example 100 votes per entry. That would mean the two people above would have to vote 453,100 times before they could enter a challenge of yours. If you do not have a definate ratio you run the risk of inequitable application of your "rule".

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 at 16:56 UTC

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pleytime: I hesitate to enter an image because I fear that entries might be made into actual puzzles and sold. If so, do entrants receive any compensation?

And just what constuttes a "very low voting score relative to their entries"?